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Eugene Jeter mentored by Bobby Jackson

Eugene Jeter mentored by Bobby Jackson

Rookie and roster hopeful guard Eugene "Pooh" Jeter has been assigned to take lessons from former Sacramento Kings guard Bobby Jackson.

Although the starting lineup is still undecided, Kings fans should be able to find comfort in the team’s depth this season.

“I would say, probably three,” Coach Paul Westphal responded when asked how many starting spots remain open.

Upon further elaboration, the Kings coach said he sees the backcourt duo of Tyreke Evans and Beno Udrih as the most likely combination for the starting guard positions—leaving Pooh Jeter, Francisco Garcia and training camp invitees Joe Crawford and Luther Head as options off the bench.

For Jeter, the role of being used as a key substitute is familiar.

Playing for Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem last season, the Kings rookie won the All-Israeli Premier League Sixth Man of the Year award while averaging over 12 points per game.

“Last year—since I had to be the sixth man—really prepared me for this year,” Jeter said. “It’s something I really learned from. I’m listening to everybody, and I just want to continue to listen and watch film so I can fix what needs to be fixed.”

Thursday night’s preseason game against the L.A. Clippers provided another learning experience for the rookie guard when he played more minutes (39) than any other Kings player.

“Every minute he can play is good for him because we are counting on him this year,” Westphal explained. “His role will be off the bench, and we want to give him as many minutes as we can through these preseason games because he’s going to need to run the team when he’s out there.”

“Playing 40 minutes was really about trying to get our chemistry down,” Jeter revealed.

Helping the guard’s adjustment to the NBA, former Kings guard Bobby Jackson has found a willing understudy. While there are many rookies searching for an understanding of their roles on new teams, few can have a mentor as tailor-fitted for their needs.

“Ever since I came here, I have always talked to Bobby Jackson,” Jeter said. “He’s somebody I always used to watch because we are similar. During the game, I look at him (for instruction), and he will tell me (what to do). That’s the little connection and relationship we have. He’s really looking to help me, and I’m looking to learn from him.”

Diminutive in stature, Jeter is not short on heart—making him similar to the feisty Jackson. His game also displays the same quick pace and attacking style, which made the former Kings Sixth Man of the Year a fan favorite during his playing days.

“What the Kings want me to do is the same thing (Jackson) did here,” Jeter, acknowledging their similarities, said. “I just have to continue to bring that energy and endurance.”

If he can provide the sort of spark off the bench Jackson did throughout his tenure, then Jeter may soon be able to add another sixth man award to his trophy case.

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3 point shooting improvements

3 point shooting improvements

Considering the torrid pace of training camp and preseason, Coach Paul Westphal decided it was time to give some of his players a much-deserved rest on Monday.

Tyreke Evans, Beno Udrih, Samuel Dalembert, DeMarcus Cousins, Hassan Whiteside, Jason Thompson and Carl Landry were given time off from scrimmaging by the Kings coach.

Although the seven players didn’t participate in the day’s full-contact practice, they joined their teammates to review film.

It should be noted Evans, Cousins and Thompson are all expected to play in Tuesday’s rematch against Golden State. Landry is listed as probable with an eye injury he suffered during Saturday’s practice. Udrih (sprained right shoulder), Dalembert (strained left adductor) and Whiteside (strained left patellar tendon), meanwhile, remain out for Tuesday’s game.

For the players who did participate in the scrimmage, Monday presented another opportunity to make an impression on the Kings coaching staff.

Training camp invitees Joe Crawford, Luther Head, Connor Atchley and Marcus Landry all competed alongside other Kings players in order to secure playing time, roster spots and starting positions.

Although Crawford has played less than six minutes total during the preseason, he left practice with an admirer.

“The best player in practice today was Joe Crawford,” Westphal said.

Another important evaluation still yet to be decided is who will be the starting small forward. During practice, Antoine Wright, Marcus Landry, Omri Casspi and Donté Greene all worked hard to exhibit their talents. Playing on opposing teams, Casspi was matched against Wright while Greene was pitted against Marcus Landry.

So far, Westphal has made clear the focus of the starting small forward will be defense and the ability to hit open shots.

“We like to play an inside-out attack,” the Kings coach said.

Though the Kings struggled at times against the Warriors, the team’s shooting from beyond the arc was vastly improved from last Thursday’s game against the Clippers where they were unable to convert from long distance.

In Sunday night’s game, Sacramento shot 10-for-23 from the three-point line—even Cousins joined the action as he made his only attempt. Besides the rookie, small forwards Wright and Casspi combined to shoot 50 percent from beyond the arc.

The Warriors game also offered fans the first real glimpse of Wright’s playing abilities.

“I thought he did a solid job defensively,” Westphal said. “I think similar to all the new players, there’s so much hesitance and unfamiliarity it’s hard to look good.”

For Casspi, training camp has required a different type of adjustment. Returning from playing with Israel, the second-year forward has had to get used to shooting three-pointers from a greater distance.

“I’m just trying to get to my spots and do what coach wants,” Casspi explained. “My shots aren’t falling yet, and I’m trying to adjust to the three-point line again since coming from overseas.”

Following Sunday’s game, Westphal had only praise for the talented small forward.

“I think Omri is trying very hard to fit the job description,” said Westphal, as he addressed his expectations for the starting small forward position.
Although, according to Westphal, the Kings are “a long ways” from putting a finished product on the floor, the team continues to progress as it prepares for the regular season.

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The Sacramento Kings have promoted Assistant Coach Shareef Abdur Rahim to Assistant GM. This was announced to the press by Sacramento Kings Basketball of Operations Geoff Petrie.

Oh thanks for this info.. Didn't know it.. Ugh I've been to busy!
 
Our newly acquired center Samuel Dalembert will be out for 4-6 weeks (depending on recovery) due to a Left-Abductor strain on his groin. A mid November return is the most late it seems.

I'm expecting Thompson to start at center and sharing minutes with rookie center Whiteside.
 
Sacramento Kings 95 Los Angeles Lakers 98

Despite the loss and being the second game on a scheduled back-to-back pre-season games (yesterday we faced the Warriors), Cousins had 14 pts and 10 rbs while Carl Landry had 23 pts and 8 rebounds.

It was a good team effort for the part of the Kings on which we saw a distributed scoring. Here are the other Kings players in scoring figures:

Greene 11pts
Evans 13 pts 8 asts and 6 rbs in 33 minutes
Thompson 9pts 8rbs
Casspi 5 pts
Jackson 2 pts
Jeter 4 pts
Head 6 pts

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant had 7 pts on 2-10 shooting including 0-2 from the 3pt area. Thus the shooting woes will hound him and the Lakers this upcoming season.
 
Sacramento Kings guard Tyreke Evans is listed day to day due to a sprained left ankle.
 
The Sacramento Kings have waived the following players from the roster:

Forward Connor Atchley
Guard Joe Crawford
Forward Marcus Landry
 
Interview and Update

Interview and Update

Interview with Sacramento Kings guard Luther Head on his thoughts for the team.

With less than two weeks left in camp, what is your strategy to ensure you find a place on the team?

“I just want to be ready for the opportunities whenever they present themselves. My goal is to keep myself in the best shape possible and to be ready for anything when I get into the game.”

How do you balance achieving individual goals in your attempt to make the Kings against the interests of team success in the preseason?

“It’s easy for me because it’s about finding ways to get on the court. I think it’s the way (to make the team). I try to see what the team needs, and then I try to provide it.”

Do you think the team needs you to provide three-point shooting?

“It could come in many ways. It may be defense (or) it could be three-point shooting. Whatever it is, I’m willing to try to do a whole bunch of things. I’m working on different parts within my game and trying to get feedback at practice.”

How do you feel about the transition from playing shooting guard to spending time at point guard?

“It’s been better than I thought. Because of injuries, I haven’t been able to play the point position since high school. So now, it’s just about being excited and trying to keep growing in those areas.”

You’re a veteran with big game experience, how much do you think it could be an asset for the team?

“There are a lot of things I have learned, especially from some of the older guys. I’ve been a student of the game my whole career, and I understand a lot of areas guys are still trying to learn. I’ve been able to do many things physically, but I’ve also experienced the game enough to understand the right way to play.”

After being drafted in the first round and getting significant playing time with the Houston Rockets, you’re now vying for a spot on the regular season roster. What have you learned from this experience?

“Be patient and stay ready for your opportunities.”

Having played on a young team that made a jump to the Playoffs, do you think the Kings can make the same improvement this season?

“I think so. I think we have good guys at every position who can do different things. One through five, I think we are pretty solid. We can shoot the ball well. We have a great point guard in Tyreke (Evans). We have a good guard in Beno (Udrih). Now we just have to put it all together, and get guys to play on the same page.”

Update:

Starters Set?

Although the team still has two preseason away games to play before the 2010-11 regular season tips-off, Coach Paul Westphal revealed whom he hopes to start the first game of the regular season. The lineup looks as follows if the players are healthy:

Guard: Beno Udrih
Guard: Francisco Garcia
Forward: Donté Greene
Forward: Carl Landry
Center: DeMarcus Cousins

After being out for the first game (suspension), Westphal said Evans would supplant Garcia in the starting lineup.

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Sacramento Kings Head Coach Paul Westphal have announced that forward Donte Greene has secured the role of the team's starting small forward.

Greene is a 6'11 240 lbs athlete that is surprisingly agile and can run then put the ball in the floor. Greene is our second best defender after Evans.
 
Donte Greene

Donte Greene

Greene Geared Up For Starting Role

The Kings were in high spirits for Saturday’s practice as a number of injured players were able to participate in the afternoon session.

Tyreke Evans (left ankle sprain), Darnell Jackson (right ankle sprain), Francisco Garcia (right ankle sprain) and Beno Udrih (right shoulder sprain) could all be seen taking part in full-contact drills designed to simulate a fast break.

After the string of recent injuries during training camp, the speedy recovery of Evans, Garcia and Jackson coupled with the return of Udrih marked a positive outlook for the team. With their return, only Hassan Whiteside and Samuel Dalembert are expected to miss the game against the L.A. Clippers on Tuesday.

Besides the health of the team, a reoccurring topic this preseason has been whom would be named starting small forward. On Friday, Coach Paul Westphal revealed he expects Donté Greene to fill that position for the first regular season game against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

“If we’re healthy, we’ll start Francisco Garcia, Beno Udrih, Donté Greene, Carl Landry and DeMarcus Cousins for the first game,” Westphal said.

On Saturday, Greene was all smiles as he joined Evans and Garcia in their ritual three-point shooting contest—the first time this preseason the Kings forward has joined in the post-practice fun. In the aftermath of Greene ‘s starting selection, it seems as though a weight has been lifted.

“I think the main thing we want from Donté is enthusiasm to go along with the natural improvement that a player makes in his third year,” the Kings coach said.

“Earlier, he was battling some conditioning issues and was also probably battling himself a little bit. Donté wasn’t really bringing the enthusiasm we’ve come to expect and that’s when he’s at his best. He was thinking too much, but now he’s playing looser. He has a good understanding of what we want, and now he’s going out there and playing aggressively and with passion.”

In the beginning of the preseason, Greene struggled to find a rhythm as he played limited minutes and struggled offensively. Further complicating his effectiveness on the court, the third-year forward came into camp heavier than expected.

Responding well to the aforementioned challenges, Greene received the opportunity to start against the Golden State Warriors and hasn’t looked back—starting every game since. He’s also slimmed down to a trim 242 pounds in recent weeks. After shedding the weight, he is now focused on improving his rebounding ability from a year ago.

“I’ve been trying to go out there the past couple of games and at least grab five or six boards,” Greene said. “This year I want to average six or seven as a minimum. Definitely, being on the boards and being active on defense while taking what the defense gives me on offense, I should be able to help my teammates.”

With Greene rejuvenated and the team’s health improving, the Kings are shaping up to regular season form

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I say good for him; he's a 6'11 & 240 lbs. SF and has been dedicating himself to many facets of his game's deficiencies for the SF or PF role he will play this upcoming season. When we open the season against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Greene will be the one guarding Kevin Durant.
 
Emotional Players who need to tone it down

Emotional Players who need to tone it down

With the New Policy for Intolerance against Overt Demonstrations or Player Protesting towards the referee that warrants a technical foul; instructed on the officiating introduced by the NBA, we have seen names like Kevin Garnett ejected out of a pre-season game due to arguing to a referee for a call and Grant Hill too was ejected for the same manner. The bottom line is for teams not just the Sacramento Kings to adjust to the new rule or face the penalties and sanctions.

Being called for a Technical Foul on a tense close game will be decisive. Here are the Sacramento Kings players who better adjust and fast:

Demarcus Cousins - Very emotional player and at times out of control due to being young and cannot restrain emotions in check. Cousins could be called for a lot of T's this season if he cannot keep his emotions in check.

Tyreke Evans - Got thrown out of the game against the final regular season game against the Lakers for excessive arguing. He learned his lesson and it would be prudent to place that in reminder. Let us see how Evans have made good of his promise of being a mature leader for the team.

Omri Casspi - Also a very emotional (passionate player) his signature of punching the air or swinging the arms as he walks away was caught with a Technical foul against Golden State Warriors pre-season game.

Samuel Dalembert - Bouncing the ball too hard after a non-favorable call is his mannerism when upset with a call. Sadly that will be very liable to a technical foul.


I believe the NBA is right on penalizing protests given to the referees which has been a wide spread habit in the NBA. Which is really a futile in retrospect as I have not seen a call reverse after a successful persuasion by a player. Overall, it promotes the continuity of the game and professionalism on all players.
 
Kings Focused As Preseason Winds Down

Kings Focused As Preseason Winds Down

Kings Focused As Preseason Winds Down

Returning from a dramatic victory over the L.A. Clippers on Tuesday night, the Kings appeared energetic and tuned-in during Wednesday evening’s practice.

“We looked really good—both offensively and defensively,” Coach Paul Westphal said. “I think it was one of our best practices.”

Considering the subject matter of the night’s proceedings along with the proximity to the regular season, the team’s level of concentration and engagement couldn’t come at a better time. The Kings face the Utah Jazz in the teams’ preseason finales on Friday.

Following Sacramento’s stagnant offensive production to open Tuesday’s game, Westphal decided it was time to re-imagine the team’s offensive sets.

“We really went back to the drawing board on our offense today,” Westphal said. “It was bad last night in the first quarter, but I think we’ll see it getting better.

“I think it’s mostly that the timetable for the offense we have installed was probably a little bit off. I think we simplified and got back to the basics a little bit.”

Aside from Tuesday’s offensive lessons, the game’s closing moments provided another valuable teaching moment for the Kings coaching staff. Hoping to compete for the Playoffs this season, the team will need to be able to finish the fourth quarter strongly.

“To get where we want to go, hopefully we are going to be in a lot of close games and we are going to have to win a lot of close games,” Westphal said. “Last year we didn’t have a knack for that and another step in our development will be being able to win those close games.”

After Tyreke Evans’ game-winning lay-up, players’ confidence in each other is growing. Throughout the preseason, a variety of players have proven their ability to contribute on the court while relishing their roles.

“(The team chemistry) feels pretty good,” Evans said. “Omri (Casspi) came in and played great last night. Carl (Landry) came in and played some big minutes. We looked pretty good. Hopefully it continues into the regular season.”

In the aftermath of Wednesday’s practice, veteran Francisco Garcia bonded with Evans and DeMarcus Cousins during an amusing three-point and half-court shooting contest. Surprisingly, the Kings rookie was the first to make a shot from center court—a jumper that he followed by sinking a circus shot from the corner of one practice court to another.

Enjoying the moment, the reigning Rookie of the Year and the ROY hopeful combined to conduct a joint interview—posing as media members by asking each other questions about embarrassing defensive moments from the previous night’s game.

“We are having fun,” Cousins said. “This team likes to joke around with each other a lot, and I believe it helps build team chemistry. If we continue to build it we’ll be real close and it’ll carry onto the floor.”

With Opening Night of the regular season approaching, the Kings high level of energy and focus is a telling sign of things to come.

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Round Up

Round Up

1. My Sacramento Kings will open the NBA 2010-2011 Season against a young Minnesota Timberwolves Team. If we can out-rebound them and garner second chance points or second chance opportunities via offensive rebounds, we can win.


2. Samuel Dalembert though recovering from an injury, is still active with the team and is mentoring rookies Whiteside and Cousins.

3. Tyreke Evans will not play against the Minnesota TImberwolves as Evans is sidelined by serving a 1 game suspension.
 
The Sacramento Kings have exercised the team option for guard Tyreke Evans (Third Year Option), forward / center Jason Thompson (Fourth Year Option), forward Omri Casspi (Third Year Option), and forward Donte Greene (Fourth Year Option) on which all contracts are for the next season which is the 2011-2012 Season.
 
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The Sacramento Kings entering the season which was doubt as a promising ones on which the team has the chance to showcase its young talent that has been building from the last three years starting with draft pick Jason Thompson on the NBA 2008 Draft and then followed by the draft picks on the 2009 Draft by picking Israelite and former Maccabi Tel-Aviv player Omri Casspi and Tyreke Evans who later on went to average numbers of 20 points per game, 5 rebounds per game and 5 assists per game on the pedestal of Robertson, Jordan and LeBron James. Evans went on to win Rookie of the Year for the NBA 2009-2010 Season.

Fast forward 2010 on the NBA 2010 Draft, the Sacramento Kings selected former Kentucky Wildcat center Demarcus Cousins as the fifth overall selection on the first round. The Kings then selected shot-blocking selection Hassan Whiteside out of Marshall University. With the recent acquisition of Carl Landry from a mid-season trade with the Houston Rockets and the acquisition of center Samuel Dalembert from the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Hawes and Nocioni; the Kings had front-court depth and it is a potential front court of the future that will compete for the NBA's best hopefully someday. Last season, the Kings front-court consisted of Spencer Hawes, Sean May, Jason Thompson, Jon Brockman and Car Landry; on paper, the personnel assembled seemed to be the worst of the NBA's front lines; but the Kings did manage to be 12th overall in the league for the category of rebounding.

Enter Training camp and a number of promising talents were invited to the Kings' camp, the likes of Marcus Landry (Carl Landry's brother), Eugene "Pooh" Jeter Antoine Wright, Darnell Jackson, Sylven Landesberg, Luther Head,Tyrese Rice and among others; after the cuts were eventually made, Head and Jeter remained.

The Kings mixed with young talents and a couple of savvy veterans, as well as cap space, were in the right direction despite fears of the team relocating to another city where the California Expo refused the proposal of the Maloofs to swap venues and there was no budget to build on a new arena. David Stern gave a vague ultimatum of 1 year. The worries set aside, this season is make or break on a positive tenure.

Entering the Season, the Kings faced the Minnesota Timberwolves without Dalembert as the latter was recovering from an injury and minus Tyreke Evans who was serving a 1 game suspension due charges of reckless driving and over-speeding accounts. The starting lineup consisted of Cousins, Landry, Greene, Garcia and Udrih on which the Kings managed to win on a tight contest, barely getting the victory via a 117-116 win.

Rookie Demarcus Cousins had an impressive debut by scoring 14 points, hauling 8 rebounds and a showcase of his passing skills, added 5 assists to his night's tally. Cousins was 5-10 in field goals and was 4-6 from the foul line despite having 5 fouls and finished the game without fouling out.

Minus star Tyreke Evans, the veteran guard Beno Udrih and the veteran forward Carl Landry carried the team by scoring 16 points on which Udrih added 6 assists on part of his starting role as the team's point guard. Landry starting at power forward scored 22 points and had 11 rebounds in account. Another veteran, who started at shooting guard in place of Evans, was Francisco Garcia, who was limited from last season due to nagging injuries. Garcia scored 22 points on 7-12 shooting and went 2-2 from the three point lane and managed to convert 6-6 on his free-throw attempts.

Donte Greene starting at the small forward had 7 points on a night he struggled as Greene was 1-7 from the field and was 1-4 from the three point lane as well as struggling from the free-throw department with just a 3-7 conversion. Greene did manage to get 7 rebounds and 2 assists despite his night's struggles.

Off the bench, the sophomore forward Omri Casspi scored 10 points and Head, despite a training camp invitee and was signed with a Non-Guaranteed contract added 14 points via 3-5 field goal attempts and went 1-2 from the three point lane and was almost perfect from the free-throws by making 7 out of 8. Jason Thompson, off the bench added 6 points and 6 rebounds.

Up next is the New Jersey Nets.
 
this win just show how good a team Sacramento is without Evans.
When he doesn't play the whole team plays a lot better

I view it in another perspective, where Sacramento can be really good if Evans plays the leader they are hoping him to be. Without Evans, the Kings are still a good team.
 
I view it in another perspective, where Sacramento can be really good if Evans plays the leader they are hoping him to be. Without Evans, the Kings are still a good team.

actually, Sacramento did play better when Evans was on the bench last season, and that's not a personal opinion, that's a fact, There are stats that prove it.
 
actually, Sacramento did play better when Evans was on the bench last season, and that's not a personal opinion, that's a fact, There are stats that prove it.

That is true but I think the fault lies with both the player, Evans, and the coaching staff/organization as a whole. The King's organization has a permissive attitude towards Evans, even over promoting the whole 20-5-5 thing late last year.
My belief is that if the coaching staff reeled him in a bit and taught him how to play within the team's structure more often then it would benefit everyone.
I think this has happened with a number of talented players over the years- Jordan early in his career, Kobe mid career and even Lebron the last few years too. They are exceptionally talented and if they are not taught to play within a structured system and to integrate their teammates more often what ends up happening on half the plays is the star gets the ball and everyone stands around watching him do his thing.
 
I don't see the Kings trading Evans anytime soon.

this win just show how good a team Sacramento is without Evans.
When he doesn't play the whole team plays a lot better

Winning a close game against the T'Wolves doesn't make us a good team at all. I'm not celebrating on that one.

actually, Sacramento did play better when Evans was on the bench last season, and that's not a personal opinion, that's a fact, There are stats that prove it.

Lewis, kindly help me out with this, I have made my research about this interesting topic and found the following to which I could explain to what I am able to atleast. Kindly give me more stat sources if you don't mind.

On the start of last season when Evans was on the bench and the starter was Kevin Martin, on a span of Oct. 28 to October 31 (on the span of games against OKC, NOH & SAS) the Kings lost their first three games in a margin of 14.8pdf as the stat sheet dictates that the Kings scoring were at that time an NBA low 89.8 ppg as well. When Sacramento Kings head coach Paul Westphal relegated Evans in the starting lineup, against the Memphis Grizzlies, the Kings' scoring hiked at a spike of 41.2wta on which gave a 127-116 win against the Grizzlies. On the span of November 4 - November 14, the Kings won 4 games in a row averaging 107.5 ppg in which Evans was a starter on those games as compared to the span of Oct. 28-31 where the team made substantial improvement via scoring in the norms of a spiking 19.5wta-df.

On Nov. 17 against the Bulls, where Westphal had to limit Evans' minutes due to a tweak in the ankle, the Kings lost 87-101, again the scoring fluctuated by a margin of 21.1 wta-df as well as the assts and rpgs slumped to around 4.9 wta-df and 5.3wta-df respectively.

After three days of rest, Evans was back in the starting lineup and on a span of Nov.20-23 despite losing to Dallas, Houston and Memphis, the Kings ppg hiked to 104.2 a significant rise as compared to the statistical fluctuation of the earlier performance; their rebounding and assists rose to 5.6 and 5.7 ratio which was a statistical leap against Chicago where Evans was on the bench and despite the losses, the Kings had better statistics than before.

Nov.25-Dec.2, the Kings went on to a 4 game winning streak against NY, NJ, IND and NOH with a pdfa-opp of 6.7% and averaging a season high 110.1 ppg as well as the team shooting a season high 41% compared to the 38.3 clip when Evans was still grappling the system. Dec.5-30 the Kings went 5-14 and that was when the time of Martin having a season low 13.7 ppg and his fg% dropped to 33% as his TOs was around 4.3pg and the realization was that Sacramento was not big enough for Martin and Evans.

Jan.1- Jan 09, the Kings fell to 1-5 due to losing close games but still maintained the average of 104.7 ppg and shooting 41.2 fg.

Jan 12-16, Westphal limited the number of Evans to restore Martin's grove and the result was a scoring average of 86.5ppg and shooting 34.6%


January 18- February 17, the Kings went on to average ppg 97.5 ppg and when Martin was traded in Feb. 26. March 20 when Evans suffered a jaw injury, Evans did not play against the Clippers, the Kings won 102-89, again, against the Clippers. But on a span of March 22 - April 6, the Kings, without Evans lost all the games by averaging a 88.7 ppg which was a far flung from their season high avergaes. The rebounding and assists as well as the fg% dipped. When Evans returned, the team's overall stats returned to the norm of 107.3 ppg, 42.rpg as well as shooting 37.5%. From 24th in the league in rebounding, they finished the season 12th in rebounding.


20-5-5 was sweet and the Kings can actually win games with Evans. Without Evans, they were even worst than the Nets last year.


statistical references prior to calculations:

http://apps.facebook.com/nbasacramentonet/channel/teams/schedule
http://www.hoopsstats.com/basketball/fantasy/nba/sacramento-kings/team/profile/10/26/1-7-1-eff

http://espn.go.com/nba/team/stats/_/name/sac/sacramento-kings

http://www.82games.com/0910/0910SAC3.HTM

http://www.sbnation.com/nba/players/71904/Tyreke_Evans

http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SAC/2010.html

http://www.mark-heringer.com/2009/09/2009-10-forecast-sacramento-kings.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009–10_Sacramento_Kings_season

http://kingskingdom.com/
 
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